Lot no. 1009
Zoology - Ichthyology - Herpetology
Guichenot, Alphonse
Exploration Scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les Années 1840, 1841, 1842. Publiée par Ordre du Gouvernement et avec le Concours d'une Commission Académique. Sciences Physiques. Zoology. With 12 coloured plates. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1850. 3 vols, IV, 144 p., 4 vols. Folio. HLdr. with gilt stamped title (rubbed and bumped).
Rare. - Adler, 2, p. 72-73 - Not in the Crane Library. - Nissen ZBI, 1759a, 4630 - The third volume of the Department of Zoology. The entire work was published in 30 volumes and an atlas, covering not only zoology but also geology, mineralogy, history and other aspects. The twelve splendid copper plates are divided into reptiles and fishes and are brilliantly coloured. - Margins browned. Overall a very clean and well-preserved copy, with very carefully and skilfully coloured illustrations. - Including: Angola et Rhodesia (1912-1914). Mission Rohan-Chabot sous les Auspices du Ministère de l'Instruction Publique et de la Société de Géographie. Tome IV. Histoire Naturelle. Fascicule 1. with numerous plates and illustrations, some in colour. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1923. VIII, 176 pp. 4°. HLwd. with RSchild. Bound in wove paper. - With hs. Dedication.
Zoology. - Ichthyology. - Herpetology. - With 12 coloured plates. Half leather with gilt stamped title (rubbed and bumped). - Rare. - Not in Crane Library. - The third volume of the zoology section. The entire work was published in 30 volumes and an atlas and deals not only with zoology but also with geology, mineralogy, history and other aspects. The twelve splendid copper plates are divided into reptiles and fish and shine in bright colouring. - Margins browned. Overall a very clean and well-preserved copy, with very carefully and skillfully coloured illustrations. - Including: Angola et Rhodesia (1912-1914). Mission Rohan-Chabot sous les Auspices du Ministère de l'Instruction Publique et de la Société de Géographie. Tome IV. Histoire Naturelle. Fascicule 1. with numerous plates and illustrations, some in colour. Half canvas with spine label. Bound in upper cover. - With handwritten dedication.
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